Clothesline support



May 10, 1932. G. oLlvlERl CLOTHESLINE SUPPORT Filed Aprilia, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l l Il , May 10, 1932. G O| |V1ER| v 1,857,738

CLOTHESLIINE SUPPORT Filed April 16, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

Patented May 10,1932 s e di Y 1,857,738

. "UNii'fEn STATES PATEN- IforificEff; y

' G'I'ovANNi onrvinitnor iulisrE'rH, Yomr Y. ottof;1.iL=is:c.ii\iE surron'r Applvicetiohlfiiea aprilie, isaiguseriaifivo; 530,644. This invention relates to-.eertainnew and Vof the window vsashes showing the runs of useful improvements in clothesline supports. endless clothes line extendingthrough Vopen- The primary object of theinvention is lto ings in the meeting edges ofthe' hinged win- `provide a clothes line vofthe endless'type dow sashes,

5 `extending from a point withina building Figure t is a detail sectional viewtaken g 55 structure room, such as a Vkitchen 'to avvinline t-Ll of Figure 3, showing the slide clo- 4dow openingfor attachmentpto a post eXtesure for the run openings in the` kmeeting riorly of thebuilding structure s that the edges ofV the window sashes;4 t

clothes may be attached to the line within the Figure 5 isa detail sectional view, similar --kitchen room and extended through the-winto Figure 4, with theslideclosure forthe'; run 6 0 dow to occupy a positionexteriorlyof the openings in` its closed position, when ,lthe vbuilding structure. A i clothes line is out of use; v y l,

A further obj ect of the invention is to pro- Figure 6 is a ragmentaryelevational View vide afclothes line of thejforegoing type of a parto the'kitehen room wall carrying, v

wherein the support for the inner end of the a horizontally swinging door closure for [a 65 line within a building structure room such [cupboard or the like, and to `whichdoorfcloas the kitchen may comprise a partition wall sure the inner end of the' line is attached; L

' Vor a hinged door that when opened is alined Figure 7 is a fragmentary verticallsectional with pieces of hinged window sashes so that view showing the cupboard in open4 position the directv line of pull on the clothes line will with the inner side thereof carrying .the slack 70` be in alinenient with the hinged door in open adjuster or tightener for the clothes line l i position and with slack adjusting means Car- Figure 8 is a detail sectional View, similar ried by the partitioniwall or hinged door for .to Figure 7, with the slackadjustervshifted tightening the clothes line. for tightening or extending the clothes line;

With the above and other objects in view and A .V75

that will become apparent as the nature of Figure 9, is a detail vertical sectionalview the invention is better understood, the saine through the cupboard door showing the slack i consists in the novel form, combination and adjuster' and the .foperating handle therefor. arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully Referring more `in detailto the accompanydescribed, shown in the accompanying draw- .ing drawings, there is illustrated a clothes l8 0 ings and claimed. line of the endless type having ,one end sup- In the drawings ported upon a post exteriorly ofl the =building Figure l s a fragmentary h0 11Z OIl2L1 SGC- structure while the other end of the endless tional View Of a pOItlOIl Of 2L bulldlllg StIIlC- Clothes 1in@ extends through 3, Window `Sash:

= ture Showing a Toom having hinged Window to enter a room of the building structure,for. 85

with the cupboard door in open position; Placed upon the line `,md than Shftd,t0

'p45 through, the cupboard door in open position sashes set in an outer wall thereof and a coinattachment .to a partit-,ion Wall or` Cupboard4 Pfltment 0r Cupboard C1901' t0 Whlh the 1 11- door, or the like, the building structure 10 ner end of the clothes line is attached, dia- `Comprising a kitchen roomll into which the grammatlcauy luustfated by dotted 111195 clothes line extends, so'that Clothes may lbe A Sb Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal Vsectional view, similar to Figure 1, i showing the meeting edges of the hinged win- A dow sashes and the clothes line passed therecupy positions exteriorly of thebuilding structure." The partition wall 12 of fthe kitchen room has acompartment? or cupboard "13 therein that `is closed by -a horizontally 95 and supporting the inner end of the clothesV swmgmg .de or 14.1unged1y mounted as at 'i line the door when in open position being @1101,19 Ve'tlcal sldefedge theeQffllgl Sd aligned with the meeting edges of the hinged Q0? 14 when nl OPG@ PQSmm as ,ShfWn "m window sashes; Figure 2 is substantially aligned with the Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevational view Q vertical meeting rails ot horizntal'l 513100 H plate 21 movable in guide grooves 22 in the sash rails When the clothes line is out of use, the registering notches being arranged one above the other for holding the runs 19 of the endless clothes line in spaced relation.

The support for the outer end offthe clothes line, or the end thereof spaced from the building structure 10, includes a post 23 or the like 'as' shown in Figure 1, to Which a pulley is attached yfor guiding the runs of the line, the clothes line when out of use having the pulley and hook 25 associated With the inner looped 'end thereof supported by the hooks 26 shown in VFigures 2 4and 7, that is disposed at the outer, side of the building structure 10 adjacent the Window 17. i

' i A slack tightener and support for the inner loopedend of the-endless clothes line is mountedupon the inner face ofthe hinged cupboard door 14 and includes a mounting `plate27 showny more clearly in Figures 7 to y9 thatis secured to the' door 14 as at 28 With anarm'29 pivotally mounted at its lower end as at 30 upon'the mounting plate 27. The upper yendY ofthe arm 29 carries a rack segment 31 that is engaged by a rack pinion 32 carried 'by the stub shaft 33 journalled at one end in themounting plate 27 While its Aouter end carries an operating handle 34. A dog 354011 the mounting plateris engageable With'fthe rack pinion 32 for holding the latter in its rotatably adjusted position as 'will at once be obvious from an inspection of I VFigures 7 and 8.-

vFrom thefabove detailed description of the invention, it is believed that the construction and voperation thereof will at once be apparwent, it being noted that When the clothes :line is outof use, the combined pulley and "hook 25 is suspended at the outer side of the vrbinding `upon the hook 26 and the registering `notched openings V20 and the meeting rails 16 of the hinged sashes 17 are closed vby the sliding plates 22 asshown in Figure 5. When the endless clothes line is set up oruse, the cupboard door 14 is opened and the rack segment 31 upon thearm 29 substantially .aligns with the registering notches 20 sovthat a direct pull on the clothes line is substantially parallel with the open end door 14, `thelatter having a plurality of hinge' mountings to relieve undue strain on the door.

` Thefclothesare placedon one .of the runs 19 ofthe endless ,clothes line Within the kitch- 4,en mom 11 so that itis unnecessary for a per- .son togo to theouter side of the building to place 'the' clothes on the line, sagging or slack of the line being taken up by shifting the arm 29 by rotating the rack pinion 32 for shifting the rack segment 31 and arm 29, the different positions of the rack segment being illustrated in Figures 7 and 8.

While there is herein shown and described the preferredv embodiment of they invention, itis nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim y 1. In a'clothes hanging apparatus wherein Y one end of; an endless clothes line is supported Within a building and the other end is supported outside of the lbuilding* .and in which the line passes through awindow of thebuilding, said: Window comprising hinged sashes, the meeting edges v.of the sashes having line passage openings therein and shutters to close the openings carried by themeetng edge Vof one sash and movahle'into the edge of the other sash. l

2. I-n a clotheshanging apparatus wherein one end ofan endless clothes line is support- I ed within a buildingandr the otherl end issupported outside of the building and in'which nthe line passes through a Window of. the

building, the .support for the inner end of the endless clothes line comprising a perpendicular member, an arm pivoted on the member,

which the clothesline is. attached .and a manually operable pinion and paWl .device coa'cting with the rack for placing the vclothes* line under tension.

In testimony whereof 'I aiiix my signature.

GIOVANNI OLIVIERI.

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